28 March 1859 at 23 Lenton Road, Basford, Nottinghamshire [registered in
Nottingham, June 1859]. Birthdate confirmed by his baptism
entry

Baptised

30 April 1859 at St. Barnabas' Church, Nottingham.

Census Notes

Alf Dobson cannot be
found on the 1861-1891 census returns, Dobson's son, Alfred, born in
1891 and died in West Flanders in June 1915, so claims the Beeston website
that ATC's father was a William Ebenezer. His mother was Sabina (née
Pearson).

According to the 1871 census,
Alfred's father, William E. is found at 23 Lenton Road with two servants.
Where are all the other Dobson's?

According to the 1881 census,
The Dobson's (Father and six children) were living at 23 Lenton Road in Nottingham,
with step-daughter Miss Augusta Stevens, and five servants.

According to the 1901 census,
Alfred T. is a widower, a lace manufacturer, and living with his step
mother, also a widow, and his step-family, and his only son, Alfred F.O...
One of the boarders at 23 Lenton Road is a Miss Augusta
Stevens.

According to the 1911 census,
Alfred, a lace manufacturer, is married to Augusta, with two servants,
living at The Yews, High Road, in the Beeston area of Nottingham.

Married

twice, firstly
to Louise Lucille Merme [registered in Fylde, Lancashire, September 1891] (a Swiss
national, died in 1900), secondly to Augusta M. Stevens, his
step-sister[registered in Kingston, Surrey, December 1902].

Died

22 October 1932
at The Yews, Beeston, aged
73 years 208 days[registered in Basford, Nottinghamshire, December 1932].Im his
probate of 13 December 1932, he left £36979 18s. When it was resworn
in February 1934, it had risen to £38401 15s 5d.

Height/Weight

not known

Source

Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], FindMyPast.com
& Beeston-Notts.co.uk

Club Career

Club(s)

Attended
Downside School in Nottingham, before joining Notts County FC; also played
for Corinthians FC.

Club honours

None

Individual honours

None

Distinctions

None

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Apparently not hindered
by his weak eyesight.
Involved in the family's fabric business in Nottingham. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.89.

Alf Dobson - Career Statistics

Squads

Apps

Comp.
Apps

Mins.

Goals

Goals
Av.min

Comp.
Goals

Capt.

Disc.

4

4

3

360

0

0
min

0

none

none

Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation.